1. A light fixture (2), comprising:
a metallic frame (14) including a central planar section (40) and first and second wings (42) extending angularly downward from said center section;
a first plurality of light emitting diodes (12) mounted and thermally coupled to said central planar section of said frame (14);
first and second reflectors (20) mounted to said frame so as to substantially cover downward-facing sides of said first and second wings, respectively; and
a sealed housing enclosing said frame, said first and second reflectors, and said first plurality of light emitting diodes; whereby
said frame draws heat away from said plurality of light emitting diodes; and
said first and second reflectors (20) focus and concentrate light emitted by said first plurality of light emitting diodes (12) and reflect heat radiated by said first and second wings (42),
a first gap (53) disposed between said first reflector and said first wing; and
a second gap (53) disposed between said second reflector and said second wing; whereby
said first and second gaps act as insulators.
2. The light fixture of claim 1 further comprising:
a printed circuit board (28) carrying said plurality of light emitting diodes;
a thermally conductive interface member (65) disposed between and in contact with said printed circuit board (10) and said frame (14), said interface member (65) being operative to act as a conductive agent between a first surface area of said frame (14) and a second surface area of said printed circuit board (10) so as to maximize heat transfer from said printed circuit board (10) to said frame (14).
3. The light fixture of claim 1 further comprising:
an electrical enclosure (52) disposed within said sealed housing.
4. The light fixture of claim 3 wherein:
said electrical enclosure is formed in part by at least a portion of said frame.
5. The light fixture of claim 3 further comprising:
a power supply circuit (18) disposed within said electrical enclosure.
6. The light fixture of claim 3 further comprising:
a battery (24) disposed within said electrical enclosure.
7. The light fixture of claim 1 further comprising:
a second plurality of light emitting diodes (22);
a first power supply and a second power supply coupled respectively to said first and second pluralities of light emitting diodes;
a first wiring arrangement (60) connected to said first power supply (18) and designed and arranged for connecting said first power supply (18) to a first source of electrical power; and
a second wiring arrangement connected to said second power supply (18) and designed and arranged for connecting to a second source of power that is independent of said first source of power; wherein
said second plurality of light emitting diodes are enabled to illuminate when said power from said first power supply circuit is lost.
8. The light fixture of claim 7 wherein:
said second source of power includes a battery (24) disposed within said sealed housing.
9. The light fixture of claim 7 further comprising:
a first printed circuit board (28) carrying said first plurality of light emitting diodes; and
a second printed circuit board (28) carrying said second plurality of light emitting diodes.
10. The light fixture of claim 7 further comprising:
a printed circuit board (28) carrying said first and second pluralities of light emitting diodes.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A network switch apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a first network port;
a second network port;
a first instrument port;
an active component inside the housing, wherein the active component is configured to receive packets from the first network port, and pass at least some of the packets from the first network port to the first instrument port;
a connector for supplying power from a power supply to the active component; and
a backup power supply for supplying power to the active component when the active component does not receive power from the power supply.
2. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the active component comprises a switch module that operates in accordance with a predetermined movement configuration.
3. The network switch apparatus of claim 2, wherein the movement configuration comprises a one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or a many-to-many configuration.
4. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the parameter is selected from the group consisting of a voltage, a current, a resistance, and a magnitude of the power from the power supply.
5. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the backup power supply comprises a battery.
6. The network switch apparatus of claim 5, wherein the battery is rechargeable, and is coupled to the power supply for charging the battery when the active component is not using the battery.
7. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the backup power supply comprises a capacitor.
8. The network switch apparatus of claim 7, wherein the capacitor comprises a supercapacitor.
9. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the backup power obviates a need to use a relay for directly coupling the first network port to the second network port when a failure of the power supply occurs.
10. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first network port comprises a RJ45 connector, an optical connector, a SFP+connector, or a CX4 connector.
11. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second instrument port, wherein the active component is configured to receive packets from the second network port, and pass at least some of the packets from the second network port to the second instrument port.
12. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a second instrument port, wherein the first instrument port is configured for passing the at least some of the packets to a monitoring tool, and the second instrument port is configured for receiving the at least some of the packets from the monitoring tool after they have been processed by the monitoring tool.
13. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least some of the packets comprise all of the packets from the first network port.
14. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least some of the packets comprise a first subset of the packets from the first network port, and the active component is configured to pass a second subset of the packets to the second network port.
15. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing is a part of a tap.
16. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, wherein the housing is a part of an inline bypass tap.
17. The network switch apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a power switch for causing the backup power supply to supply backup power to the active component when the active component does not receive any power from the power source.
18. A network switch apparatus, comprising:
a housing;
a first network port;
a second network port;
an inline port for communication with a pass-through device;
an active component inside the housing, wherein the active component is configured to receive packets from the first network port, pass the packets from the first network port to the inline port for processing by the pass-through device, receive the packets from the pass-through device through the inline port after the packets have been processed by the pass-through device, and pass the packets from the inline port to the second network port;
a connector for supplying power from a power supply to the active component; and
a backup power supply for supplying power to the active component when the active component does not receive power from the power supply.
19. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the pass-through device comprises an intrusion prevention system.
20. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the active component comprises a switch module that operates in accordance with a predetermined movement configuration.
21. The network switch apparatus of claim 20, wherein the movement configuration comprises a one-to-one, one-to-many, many-to-one, or a many-to-many configuration.
22. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the parameter is selected from the group consisting of a voltage, a current, a resistance, and a magnitude of the power from the power supply.
23. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the backup power supply comprises a battery.
24. The network switch apparatus of claim 23, wherein the battery is rechargeable, and is coupled to the power supply for charging the battery when the active component is not using the battery.
25. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the backup power supply comprises a capacitor.
26. The network switch apparatus of claim 25, wherein the capacitor comprises a supercapacitor.
27. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the backup power obviates a need to use a relay for directly coupling the first network port to the second network port when a failure of the power supply occurs.
28. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first network port comprises a RJ45 connector, an optical connector, a SFP+ connector, or a CX4 connector.
29. The network switch apparatus of claim 18, further comprising a power switch for coupling the backup power supply to the active component when the active component does not receive any power from the power source.